The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday on an important case involving the intersection of the rights to exercise religion and to direct the upbringing of children. The court’s decision, expected by the end of June, may advance or curtail an expanding recognition of the fundamental right to exercise religion.
In October 2022, the Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Education announced a policy requiring the use of LGBTQ-inclusive storybooks as part of the English Language Arts curriculum for elementary school students. One book, for example, depicts a family whose puppy gets lost at a LGBTQ-pride parade. Each page focuses on a letter of the alphabet, with pre-kindergarten children looking for words such as “[drag] queen,” “intersex,” and “underwear.”
The school board also provided teachers with materials to foster discussion and answer questions…
